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A 2025 systematic review (Ruchat et al., PMID: 39922568) showed that targeted exercise in the first year postpartum significantly reduces lumbopelvic pain and related disability.
This reinforces what newer guidelines are also saying: postpartum is a critical window where movement supports recovery, not harms it.

Has this been updated?
There are no newer updates or revisions to this exact paper yet (published 2025).
BUT it has already been incorporated into new 2025 postpartum movement guidelines, which recommend:
✔ Gradual return to movement
✔ Strength + pelvic floor training
✔ ~120 min/week of activity for health benefits (https://www.casem-acmse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/515.full_.pdf) link in bio

A big thank you to for originally sharing this study!

Join us at Spin Society Kingsway on Saturday May 30th for the Spin Society Ride for the Down Syndrome Resource Foundation! Link in bio for tickets, this will go fast! Please give generously as the is a wonderful cause.

Down syndrome is a genetic condition that occurs when someone is born with an extra copy of chromosome 21. Of course it can come with some challenges, but it also comes with incredible strength, resilience, and unique perspectives that make the world a more joyful and better place.

The Down Syndrome Resource Foundation supports people with Down Syndrome and their families by providing educational programs, resources, and social connections that foster economic, social, and individual autonomy and inclusion throughout their lives. Every dollar raised helps create more opportunities, more inclusion, and more understanding.

Our team would be SO grateful for any donation to help this foundation thrive. We can’t wait to ride!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This Mother’s Day we will be donating the proceeds from Prenatal Pilates + Core at Hustle to In Her Circle, a movement for postpartum mental health. Link in bio for more information.

Love having at the ready for easy meals. Use code LUCYULMER50 for 50% off your first order of Tractor at Home.

We are extending registration to the run club for a mid-May start! Link in bio for registration. We can’t wait to run with you!
RUN CLUB back in session to prep for the Seawheeze returning to Vancouver on Saturday, August 8, 2026
12-Week Half Marathon Run Club and Program (Limited to
20 people)
Ready to train smart and feel confident on race day? This
12-week coached half marathon program includes one guided group run per week, a progressive structured training plan, warm-ups and drills, injury prevention education, two mobility sessions, runner-specific strength training ideas, group chat access, a team shirt and a race week prep + pacing strategy workshop so you toe the start line feeling prepared - not panicked. Some surprises along the way from local businesses too!
Early Bir
Regular Rate: $320 + GST (until 20
spots are filled)
This is personalized, supportive coaching in a small-group environment - not just miles, but a plan.
Who: All run backgrounds welcome. First time half-marathoners, let’s do it!

Email [email protected] or DM for registration details

Love having some easy meals at the ready. Use code LUCYULMER50 at checkout to receive 50% off your first order with tractor at home.

👣Are you a couple expecting your first baby?

🔍 The SWell Lab is seeking couples from Canada, the US, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Ireland who are up to 26 weeks pregnant to participate in the STORK RCT: Supporting the Transition to Parenthood through Online S*x and Relationship Knowledge.

❓What is STORK: The first online couple-based program designed to enhance knowledge about changes to sexuality during pregnancy and postpartum and skills to cope with these changes. STORK was designed to strengthen couples’ relationships across the transition to parenthood.

📅 What is involved: If you are eligible, after your initial survey, you and your partner will be randomized (like a coin flip) into either the Program or Waitlist conditions. Program couples will complete 5 online modules in pregnancy (1 per week) and a final module at 3 months postpartum. Couples in both conditions will also complete 5 surveys—the initial survey, then at 32-weeks pregnant, and 4-, 8-, and 12-month postpartum—that gather information about your relationship, your pregnancy experience, and your child. Couples in the Waitlist condition will receive access to the full STORK program after the study period is over.

💰 Compensation: As a thank you for your participation, you can receive $105 CAD or currency equivalent each ($210 CAD or currency equivalent per couple). Your time is valuable to us!

🌈 Inclusivity matters: STORK requires one member of the couple to be currently pregnant. Otherwise, STORK is open to individuals of all genders, bodies, and sexual orientations.

💌 For more information or to participate in the STORK RCT study, contact the SWell Lab at [email protected].

Join us for The Birth Standard cycle 1, May 30-31st, 2026!
Link in bio!